Fonde Elementary, 3956 Cottage Hill Road: grades pre-K to 5, 601 students on the 2024-25 state report card, graded C with 78 points.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Mobile County Public Schools’ 2026-27 calendar, enrollment, school zone and transportation contact pages and its SchoolSearch zone tool, the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25 and 2023-24 and the federal NCES school directory for 2023-24.
Fonde Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade at 3956 Cottage Hill Road, Mobile, as one of Mobile County Public Schools’ elementary schools. Alabama graded it a C, with 78 points, on its 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 251-221-1240, 3956 Cottage Hill Road
- School website: www.fondeowls.com
- Enrolling a new student: online registration in PowerSchool from the district’s enrollment page; Student Support Services, 251-221-4246
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s SchoolSearch or InfoFinder tool
- Buses: Transportation Department, 251-221-5260; the Inner City route specialists, who cover Fonde Elementary, are at 251-221-9951
| Address | 3956 Cottage Hill Road, Mobile, AL 36609 |
| Phone | 251-221-1240 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| District | Mobile County Public Schools |
| Zoned onward to | Chastang-Fournier K-8 or Burns Middle, depending on the address, then Davidson High |
| State school code | 049-0290 |
Principal
Principal Joy Gould, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 601 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card.
- Federal count: 646 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 20 students per teacher.
State report card
Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days), progress in English language proficiency and, for high schools, graduation rate and college and career readiness, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules.
2024-25 grade: C, 78 points. That compares with a B and 80 points on the 2023-24 card. Mobile County Public Schools as a whole earned a B, with 83 points.
| Indicator | 2024-25 score |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) | 55.19 |
| Academic growth | 93.05 |
| Progress in English language proficiency | 78.57 |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 8.96% of students |
Fonde Elementary’s full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site.
Attendance zone
Check an address with the district’s SchoolSearch tool or InfoFinder, both linked from its school zone page. The district says to confirm with the school before buying supplies, and that students in magnet schools, special programs and transfers may attend a different school than the one their address is zoned for. Zones do not follow the city limits.
In SchoolSearch, Mobile addresses zoned for Fonde Elementary go on to Chastang-Fournier K-8 or Burns Middle, depending on the address. For high school, they are zoned for Davidson High. We checked 3,000 addresses inside the City of Mobile in the tool on Oct. 17, 2026; zones can split streets, so check your own address.
Calendar and bell times
Fonde Elementary follows the Mobile County Public Schools 2026-27 calendar, approved by the board on Feb. 25, 2026. Coming dates:
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: virtual learning day (Election Day)
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: second quarter ends
- Dec. 21-31: Christmas break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- Monday, Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
- Feb. 8-12: Mardi Gras break
- March 29 to April 2: spring break
- Wednesday, May 26: last day for students
School hours: 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s SchoolSearch listing for Fonde Elementary.
More
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Mobile, with zones and report cards
- Our Mobile schools guide for enrollment, the school board and the district at a glance
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Fonde Elementary serve?
Fonde Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s 2024-25 report card.
What is Fonde Elementary’s state report card grade?
Fonde Elementary earned a C, with 78 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, down from 80 points on the 2023-24 card.
Which middle and high school does Fonde Elementary feed into?
In the district’s SchoolSearch zone tool, Mobile addresses zoned for Fonde Elementary go on to Chastang-Fournier K-8 or Burns Middle for middle school and Davidson High for high school, depending on the address.
What time does Fonde Elementary start?
The district’s SchoolSearch listing gives Fonde Elementary’s hours as 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
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